Geometry Boost List: [ggl] Re: [Benchmarking] library benchmarks in benchmarks

Subject: [ggl] Re: [Benchmarking] library benchmarks in benchmarks
From: Barend Gehrels (Barend.Gehrels)
Date: 2010-01-09 13:03:20

Mateusz Loskot wrote:
> Barend Gehrels pisze:
>> We have developed benchmarks to test performance (and functionality) 
>> of (Open Source) GIS / Geometry libraries.
>>
>> Originally the tests were created to compare our library (GGL, 
>> recently accepted by Boost and renamed to Boost.Geometry) to other 
>> libraries, with respect to performance and functionality.
>>
>> However, the test suite is broader than that because it can also be 
>> used to compare for example GEOS and CGAL. Therefore we propose to 
>> move it to the SVN http://svn.osgeo.org/osgeo/foss4g/benchmarking it 
>> seems to fit there perfectly.
>
> Folks,
>
> By the way, if OSGeo supports the idea of hosting, let's call it,
> FOSS geometry libraries benchmark, I would like to take care of
> submitting it to the benchmarks module in the SVN
> and of further maintenance.
That would be very welcome, thanks. The name sounds good. So, if the 
idea is supported, it can be moved from 
https://svn.boost.org/svn/boost/sandbox/ggl/other to that 
osgeo/benchmarking location.

Regards, Barend